Investments in human capital

The article deals with approaches to understanding the essence of the concept of "human capital". The importance of investing in human capital and its significance as the main resource of the knowledge economy and the factor of economic development are highlighted. Considered human capital as the most important component of modern productive capital, represented by a person possessing a rich stock of knowledge, developed abilities, determined by intellectual and creative potential. Emphasized the growing importance of human capital in our day, which is connected with the strengthening of the role of education in economic development and with serious changes in the interaction of subjective and objective factors of production. An analysis of the structure of human capital, investments in it, features of investment in human capital are determined

human capital; human potential; economic growth; investment; investment in human capital